# Antares raises $470M Series C led by Paradigm

> Antares, based in United States, has raised $470M in a Series C led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital, announced on 4 August 2026. 4 other investors joined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/antares-series-c-2026-08 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Raised **$470M** 3 sources reported it

Stage **Series C** 1 earlier round on record

Investors **6** 2 named as lead

Where **US** United States

Defence Tech Energy

## How big is it?

Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 4 August 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.

**#110** equity round of the last twelve months

**#19** Series C of 182 in that time

**#77** round in United States, of 1,092

This round **$470M**

Median Series C **$100M**

4.7 times the median Series C of the last twelve months.

## Who invested

- [**Paradigm** 31 rounds in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm)
- [**Caffeinated Capital** 25 rounds in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caffeinated-capital)

Also in the round

- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)
- [Point72 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72-ventures)
- [Shine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shine-capital)
- [Industrious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrious-ventures)

## Funding history

- August 2026 Series C **$470M**
- December 2025 Series B **$96M**

$566M raised across the 2 rounds we hold.

## Reported by

- TechCrunch 27 July
- TechStartups 27 July
- Ventureburn 27 July

The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.

## Other big rounds that week

[**Firmus Technologies** $2.0B Growth](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/firmus-technologies-growth-round-2026-08)[**Lumilens** $700M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/lumilens-series-c-2026-08)[**Hadrian** $1.4B Growth](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/hadrian-growth-round-2026-08)[**Moove** $250M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/moove-series-c-2026-08)[**ICEYE** $1.2B Series F](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/iceye-series-f-2026-08)[**HappyRobot** $150M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/happyrobot-series-c-2026-08)

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